Infected Aortic Stent Graft with Aortitis Katherine R. Birchard CLINICAL HISTORY 67-year-old male with chest pain, hypotension, and elevated neutrophil count. FIGURE 6A FINDINGS Figure 6A: Serial axial contrast-enhanced CT…
Open Book Pelvis with Arterial Extravasation Cody J. Schwartz Daniel B. Nissman CLINICAL HISTORY 45-year-old male with history of motor vehicle collision with tree, prolonged extrication, and hypotension en route…
Hemorrhagic Venous Sinus Thrombosis Shaun R. Rybak CLINICAL HISTORY 25-year-old female with history of Crohn’s disease presenting with nausea, dehydration, and headache. FIGURE 1A FIGURE 1B FIGURE 1C FIGURE 1D…
Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Pneumonia Katherine R. Birchard CLINICAL HISTORY 55-year-old female with fatigue. FIGURE 2A FIGURE 2B FINDINGS Figure 2A: Posteroanterior and lateral chest films show heterogeneous opacities in the right…
Chapter 13 Vascular Anomalies of the Brain Nils Mueller-Kronast INTRODUCTION TO ANGIOGRAPHIC MODALITIES Catheter Angiography Cerebral angiography was one of the first diagnostic modalities for brain diseases, and it has…
Chapter 10 Spontaneous Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Steven J. Resnick The ability to image the brain using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has greatly enhanced our…
Chapter 2 Clinical-Anatomical Syndromes of Ischemic Infarction Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Steven J. Resnick Ischemic stroke can be defined as a sudden focal neurological deficit corresponding to a vascular distribution. Brain…
Chapter 11 Secondary Intraparenchymal Hemorrhages Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Steven J. Resnick Multiple causes other than hypertension may provoke intraparenchymal hematomas. Recognizing them may be difficult, especially in the acute phase….
Chapter 3 Acute Stroke Imaging Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Steven J. Resnick There was a time, not too long ago, when acute brain imaging in patients with suspected stroke was thought…
Chapter 1 Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Steven J. Resnick The brain is our most essential organ but also the most sensitive to oxygen deprivation. Diffuse hypoxia and ischemia…
